Encryption A part of the Tech Premier Series Glossary:Plaintext – Normal text anyone can read Cyphertext – Encrypted text no one can read Cypher – A pair of mathematical algorithms allowing encryption and decryption of information Key – Specifies how an algorithm transforms plaintext into cyphertext (e.g. a password) AES –...
Read MoreEmail scams to look out for: Cyber-criminals are impersonating MYOB, Xero and Telstra. Scammers commonly impersonate reputable and large brands, such as the above, as they have a large customer base. Are you using itro Mail Scan?Yes - emails with the potential to harm your business are blocked from reaching your...
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Summary: Key takeaways: Starting in July, Google Chrome will show a warning for any websites that aren't encrypted.Why: To encourage companies and web developers to encrypt all web traffic, rather than specific pages.What do you need to do: It depends. If itro handles your web hosting, most likely nothing, we will manage the...
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Summary: Recently several clients have discovered they are victims of CPL Malware - a new scam targeting recruitment and financial companies. These were not random attacks. Each company was carefully targeted, and the attacks were activated by a single click!Please, use the below information to educate and remind your team how...
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Email scams to look out for: This week cyber-criminals are impersonating Telstra, Netflix and Vodafone. Scammers commonly impersonate reputable and large brands, such as the above, as they have a large customer base. Are you using itro Mail Scan?Yes - emails with the potential to harm your business are blocked from...
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Are you buying a new computer? Most performance problems are caused by the computer waiting to retrieve data from storage. For storage, manufacturers will install either an SSD or a hard drive, and itro strongly recommends buying a machine with a Solid-State Drive (SSD) possessing a minimum capacity of 240...
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Your data can be used by third-parties without YOUR knowledge Key points:A quiz app built by a university researcher leaked Facebook data of 50 million users in 2014, a great deal of personal data was taken without their knowledge This data was used to build a powerful software program...
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Email scams to look out for: This week cyber-criminals are impersonating an Australian photography company (Corral), QuickBooks and Vodafone. Scammers commonly impersonate reputable and large brands, such as the above, as they have a large customer base. Are you using itro Mail Scan?Yes - emails with the potential to harm your...
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Why Multiple Monitors Are Better Than One! Once you make the change, you'll never go back! If you are not already using multiple screens, let me just say from personal experience, you are missing out big time!I am always surprised to hear busy professionals opt to use only one monitor for their...
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Email scams to look out for This week scammers are impersonating Microsoft, Xero, and AGL Energy. Scammers commonly impersonate reputable and large brands, such as the above, as they have a large customer base. Are you using itro Mail Scan?Yes - emails with the potential to harm your business are blocked...
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Have you heard about the latest email scam? Recently some clients are finding themselves victim to Display Name Spoofing. This highly targeted spam attack passes through mail-filtering solutions, unlike other spam emails. It involves mail sent from a registered email address on a valid domain (EG: spamuser@gmail.com or incrediblylegitimate@outlook.com), but with the display name set...
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How Technology Saved Our HolidayDon’t have all the travel documents you need.I speak from experience! This happened to my husband and me.We got to check-in and were shocked to be told we would not be allowed to board our flight. Online information we had relied on failed to...
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